Canarium strictum Roxb.

 
  • Family : BURSERACEAE
    (BURSERA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Burseraceae
  • Species : Canarium strictum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Canarium strictum Roxb.
  • Common name : Black Dammer Tree
  • Vernacular name : Kaala Dammar (Hin.); Halemaddu (Kan.); Karunkungiliyam (Tam.); Nalla rojanamu (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : A lofty and handsome evergreen resinous tree with hairy branches. Bole buttressed. Bark is grey, exfoliating and exudes a resin, blaze aromatic; Leaves are large, odd pinnate, bright yellow when young turning to velvety-crimson; Inflorescence is a large panicle. Flowers are polygamous and 3-merous with a prominent hypanthium and a lobed disk. Stamens are about 6. Fruit is a drupe.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Native : India
  • Comments : On hills above 1000 m in evergreen and shola forests. The resin is highly medicinal and also used as frankiscence.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Canarium strictum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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